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> C++ is popular in industry, so ask for C instead. Java is popular, so ask for Scala instead. OO Perl is popular, so ask for Moose instead.

Ah, you missed my favorite languages. :-)

I hate programming in any 3/4GL language - lot of typing and too hard to reuse.

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I always get this sort of reply to my hiring-related comments.

Basically, I don't get to pick what open positions my department is hiring for. I can't micromanage the projects that aren't my own, but I do get to interview people for those projects. So that's what my experience is based on.

Trust me, if I had my own company, I would not be looking for Java or C++ developers.

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